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RUTLDIX'O AED CONSECRATION OF TIIE TEMPLE. 139
the Holy of Holies, nncl the cherubim shntlcd it with their
wings. And the mnjcsty of God, in thc form of a. clo~d,
filled the te~uplc, so tlirzt the priest could not stand to ministcr,
becnuso of the dmrling glory thereof.
B. Then Solomot~, arrayed in his richest robes, fell on his
lrnces before the alkir of holocn~ists, and strctcl~ing out his
hands, he said: Lord God of Israel, tl~cro is no God Iikc
TIicc in heavcn or on earth. If heaven and the heaven of
hcavens cnlinot contain Thee, how n~uch less this house,
which I havc built l 0 Lord zny Cod, hear the hymn and
the prayer wliich Thy fiervant prnycth 11cfore Thee this day,
that Thy eyes may be open upon this house night arid day,
that Thou mayest hcarkcn to the prayer n*l~icll Thy scr~rent
yriyeth in this place to Thee. Rlnpcst Tl~ou llearkcll to Thy
people whcn they pray in this place. Mayest Thou bear
them and ehom them rncrcy.)'
7. Solomon's prapcr Bcing endctl, fire fell from heaven and
consumcd the holocn~lst. Seeing this, thc Israelites fell prostrate
on the ground and adored the great God of I~eavcn, wllo
wronglit s~lch wondcrs bcfore tlicni, ailcl tl~cy ~rrent away
praising IIis awful name. The Lord appcarcd a eccond time
to Solomon, ancl said : " 1 11sve 11~qrd thy pmyer, nnrl I have
cjnncti ficd this honsc which tllou hast built ; and Rly cyos and
My lieart sh:~ll bc nltvays tlicre."
8. With 1111 il~ grtti~daur and ~i~:~gtlificellcc, Solon~on's tc:mplc
mns but n hint image of our tcinplea in which Jcsus
Christ, true God a11d true nian, dwolls under tlle appc!ornncc
of bread, pouring out upon us his most abuadmt gaccs.
QUESTIONS.
l. What did 8olornon begin to do in the fonrth year of hia reign?
Where did he build the telnple? How Inany thousand Inell hnrl he
e~tlployed cuttingon Mount Lebanon? Horv rnany were engaged in
carrying the materials to the site of the temple? How many men
wow hewing to no^? IIolr marly OVCYECCr8 were there? 2. What
waB the genernl plan of tlie tcmpls? IIow lor~g waa the tolaple?
How wide'? How high ? What were there beeidea? 3. With what